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Maine Department of Transportation

Published
September 16, 2019

State panel gets rolling on effort to solve highway funding shortfall

The independent commission will look into ways to overcome the state's $140 million yearly funding gap for roads and bridges.
Published
September 14, 2019

Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees

Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can't compete with the private sector.
Published
September 12, 2019

Detour coming next week for Route 41 traffic in Readfield

While the Maine Department of Transportation replaces a culvert, traffic will be diverted onto the North Road to where it intersects Route 41 in Mount Vernon.
Published
September 6, 2019

Roadwork resumes in Belgrade, but finish line in sight

The work is expected to be completed by Oct. 19.
Published
September 4, 2019

Maine gets $61 million to replace 8 bridges, half of them on Interstate 295

The 2 federal grants also will help fund construction of spans in Franklin County and Madawaska.

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Published
September 1, 2019

Gardiner contamination removal ending soon

The Department of Environmental Protection has been overseeing the removal of contaminated material for about six weeks, but the project will wrap soon so that the bridge replacement project won't be delayed.
Published
August 30, 2019

With no start date set, Maine-Nova Scotia ferry season may be extended

The season was originally planned to run from June to mid-October but no ferries have been allowed to use the Bar Harbor terminal.
Published
August 29, 2019

Our View: Windham road project opens window to the past

Harsh realities of the 1740s were revealed when the pavement on River Road was peeled back this summer.
Published
August 27, 2019

Maine, New Hampshire to pay Cianbro $5 million to settle bridge dispute

The payment, which comes on top of $4.5 million the states paid in extra construction costs, ends a legal conflict with the Pittsfield company that built the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Kittery and Portsmouth.
Published
August 26, 2019

Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills

Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.